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US budget deficit grows to $1.3 trillion, the second highest six-month level on record
The U.S. budget deficit has grown to more than $1.3 trillion in the first half of the 2025 fiscal year — the second highest ...
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'Cruelty': Johnson buried for using 'classist stereotype' to justify GOP’s Medicaid cuts
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is blaming what he calls “young men” playing video games instead of working, as he defends ...
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The House Speaker’s Eyeing Big Cuts to Medicaid. In His Louisiana District, It’s a Lifeline.
The GOP-controlled Congress is weighing cuts to Medicaid, the government health program that covers millions of Americans — ...
Magnolia Reporter2d
Arkansas Advocate: Arkansas Senate committee rejects 12-month postpartum Medicaid coverage
An Senate committee voted down a bill that would have extended Medicaid coverage for women to 12 months after giving birth if ...
Little Rock Public Radio2d
Arkansas Senate committee rejects 12-month postpartum Medicaid coverage
Human Services Department opposed the bill; Arkansas remains only state without some version of this coverage option ...
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Bill to remove excise tax on soft drinks, impact Medicaid funding, fails in house
Removing the excise tax on soft drinks in Arkansas was debated at the state capitol Monday. Rep. David Ray (R-Maumelle) is ...
Southwest Times Record5d
Arkansas vs. Kansas officially set. Time, date for March Madness first round game
Arkansas basketball will begin its journey at the 2025 men's NCAA Tournament on Thursday against Kansas. The No. 10 Razorbacks and No. 7 Jayhawks are in the West Region, paired with No. 2 St. John's ...